Overview
- Undrafted rookie Brady Cook will make his third start for New York with Tyrod Taylor backing up after Justin Fields was placed on injured reserve.
- The Jets’ roster is depleted with 18 players on injured reserve, including Garrett Wilson and Alijah Vera-Tucker, and starters Mason Taylor and Will McDonald ruled out.
- New York’s defense has yet to record an interception and sits near the bottom of the league in takeaways after firing coordinator Steve Wilks in mid-December.
- The 12-3 Patriots are 13.5-point favorites and already beat the Jets 27-14 earlier this season.
- Coverage highlights growing focus on draft position as critics question the Jets’ late-season approach, even as coach Aaron Glenn insists the team is playing to win.